Spring has arrived in the Czech Republic, with the March equinox taking place yesterday and increasing amounts of daylight through June. “Air temperatures will be above the long-term averages of March. In the afternoon, the humidity will drop even below 20 percent,” said František Šopko from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) on Monday. Monday will be sunny with day temperatures between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius. In the mountains, temperatures will range between 4 and 7 degrees. There will be a mild south-easterly wind in the east of the country. At night we expect clear skies and temperatures will drop to 1 to minus 3 degrees Celsius. There will be a slight south-easterly wind with a speed of 1 to 4 meters per second in Moravia and Silesia. On Tuesday we also expect sunny weather. The maximum daytime temperatures will be between 14 and 18 degrees. There will be a slight south-easterly wind with a speed of 2 to 6 meters per second, in the east of the territory a slight variable wind with a speed of 4 meters per second. On Wednesday we expect clear weather. Night temperatures will drop to 2 to minus 2 degrees Celsius. Daytime temperatures...
Prague’s public transport system is returning to normal operation today after restrictions caused by the covid-19 epidemic and the spring break. The interval on the A metro line is reduced from 180 to 150 seconds in the morning peak of working days, and by half a minute to 180 seconds in the afternoon. On the B line, it is reduced from 160 to 140 seconds in the morning, and by half a minute to 150 seconds in the afternoon. On the busiest C line, trains start running at 115 seconds instead of 130 in the morning peak, and at 145 seconds instead of 155 in the afternoon. Trams at peak times will run every eight minutes, while backbone lines 9, 17, and 22 will run every 4 minutes. City buses are newly running at five to six minutes on morning peak days on the backbone lines and at seven to eight in the afternoon. “On selected lines, for example 125 from Skalka to Smíchovské nádraží, 131 from Bořislavka to Hradčanska or 137 from Malé Ohrada to the Na Knížecí stop, the intervals will also be shortened on weekends,” said Filip Drápal, spokesman for Ropid. The operation of bus lines no. 100 (Zličín...
On Saturday, March 26, in the center of Prague will be held a march “Russians Against Putin.” Demonstrators will meet be at Náměstí Míru at 13:00 and then walk to the Old Town Square. The main organizer is the Prague Russian Anti-War Committee. “Friends! We need this action. Citizens of Russia in the Czech Republic should be able to say loudly and massively: “No war”, “No Putin”, “We are with Ukraine”, “We are with the Czech Republic, Europe, and the whole world against Russian aggression”. It should be made clear that Russians in Prague, people of different nationalities, are part of Czech society, not secret supporters of Putinism”, they wrote on Facebook. Over 200,000 Ukrainian refugees have now received special humanitarian visas in the Czech Republic, and the overall number of refugees in the country, according to mobile operators, is nearing 300,000. The government last week negotiated with the regions about how many refugees they could take and the fire service transported some of those who arrived in Prague to other regions in order to even out the burden and provide refugees with more suitable accommodation. In the coming days, the influx of refugees from Ukraine will increase, not only...
Sunday, March 20, is the 30th anniversary of the opening of the first branch of the fast-food chain McDonald’s in the then Czechoslovakia. An estimated 11,000 people turned up for the opening of the company’s first outlet on Prague’s Vodičkova street on 20 March 1992, iDnes.cz wrote. In 1993, a Big Mac cost CZK 50, while the average salary was less than 6,000 crowns. But even the high cost did not deter customers from coming. In its first year, the company opened three restaurants in the Czech Republic, which attracted over three million customers. The first restaurant outside the capital opened a year later in the eastern city of Ostrava. And there was even a famous photograph of the former general secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, Miloš Jakeš, sitting down for a McDonald’s meal a few years later.
The assistance center in the Congress Center in Prague’s Vyšehrad and other places continue to face a huge influx of refugees. To date, the number exceeds 40,000. In the coming days, the influx of refugees from Ukraine will increase, not only in Prague but also in other regions. Thousands more volunteers can join the registration system and start helping. The organization Vlna pomoci enables fast and efficient volunteer coordination using a web application. Everyone who is currently can easily register on the website. “In the past week, 5,230 volunteers applied, and we have already filled the first 2,000 volunteer positions,” says David Suslik. The Prague Congress Center (KACPU) remains the most congested. Volunteers work about 250 shifts a day. Other centers in Prague are Central Station and Florenc Bus Station. “The first week was hectic. The initial interest was incredible, but we will need almost twice as many volunteers from next week,” adds Suslik. The centers need interpreters, but non-linguistic volunteers are also welcome for a variety of assistance. You can help refugees with interpretation in obtaining patience, health insurance, and work permits or obtain social benefits. They also help provide humanitarian accommodation. In addition to KCP and other places...
Slovak developer Cresco is entering the Czech real estate scene with a CZK 1 billion project for a 500-apartment building in Prague’s Holešovice, the company announced on the project’s website. And it says it already has other plans for further expansion in the Czech Republic. Holešovice should have a major new development within a few years, namely the SO-HO apartment building, which Slovak developer Cresco Real Estate plans to build there for at least CZK 1 billion. The first stage has already started. The completion is to be finished by the end of 2023. In the first stage of the project, the former industrial building of Tesla Holešovice in V Háji Street will undergo reconstruction into an apartment block with 148 small flats. The price of the smallest 1-bedroom flats, which are already on sale, starts at around CZK 5 million. The project also includes atypical 1.5+kk flats, duplexes and lofts. In the next two phases, the developer will build a new residential block on the perimeter of Dělnická, Jankovcova and Tusarova Streets according to the design of the Prague studio Qarta Architektura. The original project of two office towers has transformed into a purely residential project with a commercial...
Users can learn more about the construction and architects of the capital’s buildings and monuments. Last week, the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR) unveiled an application with a detailed map of the Czech capital’s historic centre. This map, according to IPR, was developed following an architectural and urban analysis of the city’s monument reserve and contains all the information about its architectural history. Although IPR designed it to make it easier for professionals to care for the monuments in the centre, the map will also benefit the capital’s residents, tourists, and students. Covering an area of 895 hectares, Prague’s historic centre occupies practically the entire centre of the city and is known as one of the largest monumental reserves in the world. IPR’s interactive map (also referred to as the Historic City Centre application) now allows professionals and the general public to get a better understanding of this territory. Search according to design, date of construction, or architect The Historic City Centre application is the first place where historical and current data about the territory and its buildings are collated and put together. There, one can find out anything they want to know about the monuments in the...
Find out what is going on this weekend in Prague. Party, exhibitions, food festival, comedy, and much more. The events and things to do in Prague this weekend. Balkan Bashavel Party The popular Balkan Bashavel is back in Prague! The well-known Slovak DJ duo MALALATA and their guests, the Prague band Lovesong Orchestra and Barcelona DJ Grounchoo will play o the rhythms of Balkan beats, gypsy, reggae and world music. Let yourself relax with energizing music that won’t let you sit down for one moment. Orchids of six continents Last chance to see a unique exhibition in the Botanical Garden Prague dedicated to the world of orchids! More than 2,300 species from all over the world will take the breath away of all (not only) flower lovers. This exhibition will help you discover the beauty of orchids and learn more about these exceptional flowers. As every year, you can also buy some of them in the greenhouse at the warehouse. If you are not sure which one is right for your home, ask the expert staff who will be happy to help. Festival of Delicate Flavours If you like food festivals, this Sunday the Festival of Delicate...
A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in honour of that country’s resistance to invading Russian forces. The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility even if it has the most rhinos belonging to the subspecies. “The name is another expression of our support for the Ukrainian heroes,” said zoo director, Premysl Rabas. Kyiv’s mother, Eva, has been taking care of him in the best possible way, the zoo said, with the baby gaining a kilogram a day. The baby currently weighs about 50 kilograms (110 pounds). Poaching has reduced the number of eastern black rhinos living in the wild to about 800. The Czech park has 14. Only three other such rhinos have been born in other zoos around the world in the last year. A total of 47 eastern black rhinos have been born in Dvur Kralove since the park received the first one in 1971. Many of them are now in various zoos around the world but nine have been returned to Rwanda and Tanzania to live in the wild.
Smetanovo Nábřeží, named after the famous classical composer Bedřich Smetana, is the right river bank of Vltava between two bridges – Most legií and Charles bridge. It used to be a free sandy space gradually slanting to the riverbank with fisherman’s lodges and crooked trees. Yesterday, the Institute of Planning and Development of Prague (IPR) has shown Smetanovo Nábřeží will look like after a planned reconstruction, which will start in April and last until the end of June. The sidewalks will be expanded, new trees are going to be planted and the concrete benches will be changed with modern ones. In addition, the tram stop Národní divadlo will be transferred to Žofín Palace. Car traffic on the embankment will remain, but the cars will no longer have designated lanes.
The Art for Ukraine contemporary art auction is being jointly organized by four Prague galleries: Bold gallery, Trafo Gallery, the Chemistry gallery, and DOX centre for contemporary art. The auction of works by more than 100 contemporary artists will take place on 19 March 2022, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the SOS Ukraine collection organized by Clověk v Tísni (People in Need). With the support of artists with whom they collaborate they are holding a joint auction of the works of more than 100 contemporary artists, who have decided to contribute their works to support war-torn Ukraine. “Art has many positive functions, and this time around it has united not only gallerists and many artists, but also, we hope, those who support us. This will enable us to support Ukraine as best we know-how, and express our admiration for those who set out to create rather than destroy”, said Blanka Čermáková of Trafo Gallery, one of the co-organisers. The pre-auction exhibition of all the works will take place at Prague’s Bold Gallery at U Měšťanského pivovaru 6, Prague 7. The exhibition will have its official opening on Friday 11 March 2022 starting at 7 pm and...
On Sunday morning, Prague police officers were called to Španielova Street in Prague 6, where a man was stuck in an electrical waste container. He got stuck in a box looking for what he could probably steal and then sell. When he found out that he could not return to the ground, he started calling for help and only firefighters who had to cut the container with a chainsaw managed to free him, said police spokeswoman Violeta Siřišťová. “Prague police officers drove on Sunday, shortly before six o’clock in the morning, to Španielova Street in Prague 6, where, according to the announcement on line 158, a call for help was to be heard from the car park. Surprisingly, police found a man in a half-waist wedged in an electrical waste container,” added Siřišťová. The summoned patrol tried to pull the man out, but without success. The police, therefore, had to invite firefighters, who rescued the robber, who was looking for things to be stolen, using a power saw. Due to the fact that the man was stuck in the container for several hours and the temperatures outside dropped below zero, rescuers were also called to the scene. “However, the man...
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